Root is the superuser of Ubuntu. Questions about the / or /root folder are better suited for the "filesystem" tag.
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Cannot modify files in /root
I'm trying to modify files in the /root folder but I can't because I don't have permission.
I don't understand what is happening because i thought i'm logged in with the root but the name is just ...
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cannot login as user except guest in my new ubund 13.04 instalation along with windows 7
I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 along with windows 7 and installation was uneventfull. I have user name and password before installation. But now no user name is showing in the Ubuntu login page only ...
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How do I login as root
In order to change the usb device mount from 'media' to 'scd' I need root privleges. How do I sign in as root using XTERM?
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How to change the owner of /user/src
I want to copy a folder to the directory /user/src and I can't do it because its owner is set to "root" and it says I am not the root. But I am in the administrator group.
How to change the owner of ...
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how to change the swap partition and add its space to the / parition
I am running on virtualbox and running out of space ..
I have 3 GB swap which is rarely used by the system, I have a good memory capacity and low memory usage. I want to remove those 3 GB and add ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Still Can't Partition The Hard Drive!
When I try to install the newest ver. 13.04 I still get the same error that plagued it back in 2011 and 12 where it can't format the hard drive and install correctly. After formatting for a long time ...
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What does the dd command do?
Someone rooted my box and executed a command, help!
dd if=/dev/urandom of=.huehuehue
what does this command do?
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Is it safe to delete documentation files?
I have to maintain 2gb on the root installation of ubuntu. The home is in another partition. I am thinking to delete the /usr/share/doc to free some space, but is it safe?
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Unable to SU with root: `/bin/bash: permission denied`
root@frankfurt:~# sudo adduser newuser
Adding user `newuser' ...
Adding new group `newuser' (1001) ...
Adding new user `newuser' (1001) with group `newuser' ...
Creating home directory ...
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How do I give root privileges to an app?
I tried to submit an app to the Ubuntu Software Centre but it was rejected because you needed to put in the admin password to use it. I need to grant root privileges to the app for it to function so I ...
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Why does file owner and group keep changing to root?
I am running an install of CakePHP on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
The way certain files are accessed I need permissions set a certain way within my install of Ubuntu. Nothing out of the ordinary.
The problem ...
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how do you add files to existing programs
How does the file system work with Ubuntu. How do you find where a program is and if needed how do you add file to it?
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Root password needed
When I first installed Ubuntu 13.04 from a USB stick I was asked to fill in for user username and password so I set one on my own. When I run Ubuntu I click log in but it automatically logs me in as ...
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Error executing sudo in chroot environmet
I am facing a strange problem while using a chroot'd 12.04 Ubuntu. When I try to run anything with sudo I get the following error:
sudo: effective uid is not 0, is sudo installed setuid root?
If I ...
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Ninja privilege escalation problem
I have a problem with ninja. I think I have configured it correctly. However, when I type in su test to login as test and then run sudo -i the log shows that test is in the ninja group when in reality ...
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Administrator Privelege
I just recently installed lubuntu in virtual box and when i tried to install virtual box guest additions, it says that it requires administrative priveleges. So how do i run this program as admin? I ...
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Not allowing root login is brain damaged. Why can't I see my enabled root login at the console? [closed]
This whole we know better than you what security you require really is wayy too Soviet Communist for me. I can login through putty as root, but the console doesn't have that option. The guest ...
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rm -i alias not working with sudo as root
I have noticed in all my Ubuntu servers the alias rm -i is ignored when you run sudo rm * as root. Is there something in sudo that is causing this behavior? I know you don't need to use sudo when you ...
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Administrative password not accepted
My password works when I log on, and it works when I'm in Terminal and I am accessing Root.
The problem is when I try to install a Lexmark S405 printer driver in Terminal I'm asked for the ...
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Alt+F2 to run terminal fails to do anything
Using Alt+F2,
I type:
sudo Terminal
But nothing happens. I am not aware of making any changes and this used to work.
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit.
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root issues changing files
I am logging in as root, but it will not let me edit any files. I just want to make some changes to the DHCPD.CONF file. I used to be able to, but now I can't for some reason.
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How to stop email report from Cron <root@machine> (hourly)
I'm running an Ubuntu 12.04, I've configured "ssmtp" with my gmail account and now I'm getting every hour an email with a report, this is an example:
From: root <my@gmail.com> Date: 2012/8/13 ...
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user recognizes command but root doesn't
I installed arm-linux-g++ and added its directory to PATH and it recognizes the command. But when I try it with sudo it says command not found. I even tried adding its directory to bashrc--root but ...
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Size of / partition? [duplicate]
So, I decided I really need a seperate /home, since I never upgrade Ubuntu and always do a clean install etc, and I'm getting to a point where my data is becoming WAY too large for simple backups.
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How do I recover my root password?
I'm trying to install the NetBeans IDE in my Ubuntu and in the process it's asking for my root password which I don't remember. I know my sudo user password. How can I recover my root password?
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“No root file system defined” error while installing ubuntu
I am new to linux/ ubuntu and just downloaded the v11 of ubuntu to learn linux. I faced this "No root file system is defined" error while trying to install it. This is how I was proceeding -
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How do I login as root?
I want to login as root, but when I enter
sudo -s
and enter password, this message is shown: "you are not in sudoers file", and when I enter
su
and enter password, this is shown: ...
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How can I not require root identification for editing files in certain directories? [duplicate]
I have the latest version of Ubuntu installed on my computer. I would like to set it up so that I can comfortably program in PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
So I've installed Nginx and set it up, ...
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Problems with Grub Loader with read only root partition
Greetings to the group.
I am trying to create a set of Ubuntu 12.04 slave systems that have a read only root partition and a small read/write partition mounted for a single user. These systems will ...
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Chrome Running in root problem [closed]
I installed google chrome but I want to run it as a root so i did it using the comment number 3(by haqking)following link
Ubuntuforum
Now the Google chrome is working fine but I am not able to lock ...
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check as a root if a special path set
How do I check as a root if a special path set? This command
sudo echo $ANDROID_SDK_HOME
will show the path's value for a normal user and not for a root.
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Error on `gksu nautilus` because Nautilus cannot create folder “/root/.config/nautilus”
I have a problem executing nautilus in root mode on a fresh installation. I just installed Ubuntu 12.04, and the first thing I did after first boot was run the command gksudo nautilus, I've got this ...
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installation errors
how do I fix the following error message
No root file system is defined.
Please correct this from the partitioning menu.
Thank-you
KenB
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Access to other disk for a normal user and .bashrc for root
I'm working with sbt tool to build an Android app with Scala. It really doesn't matter what this tool does and how it does exactly. The problem is that Android SDK home directory located on the other ...
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Changing directory permissions [duplicate]
Hey I need to change the permissions of the /var/www directory But it won't let me. I've tried the chmod command, I've also tried it with sudo and still nothing. Please HELP!!
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Unable to Mount anything; USB, internal drives; do not have permissions; HELP!
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a USB on an HP Pavillion.
I posted a problem about removing Thunderbird. I was advised to use GKSU Nautilus to become root, or as I understand it, SUPERUSER. I could ...
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why does chown have no effect? (13.04)
I am using chown because folders/files I download via Firefox are being saved as being owned by root instead of my own user...
when I used:
sudo chown -R -v username:username path/path/path
I see ...
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ubuntu 13.04 failed to start any GUI application as root
I just installed ubuntu 13.04 in family machine, and I faced strange problem
even though my sudo password is correct, I cannot start any GUI application (i.e. bleachBit (as root)) as a root, the ...
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Ubuntu sudo not working
I wanted to move a file to a /usr/python2.7/ but i was unable to do so, so i changed the permissions of /usr to myuser:
sudo chown -R ***** /usr
it worked but i realised it was a blunder when sudo ...
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Chaning permission of wireless device wlan0
I want to be able to change the permission of wlan0 so that I can use tcpdump to listen on it without elevating myself to root.
Currently:
tcpdump -i wlan0
gives:
tcpdump: wlan0: You don't have ...
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Why is gksu no longer installed by default in 13.04?
I have always recommended pressing ALT+F2 and typing for example gksu nautilus or gksudo nautilus both are equivalent; to run graphical programs with root privileges. However, I have just installed ...
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Ubuntu root sound problem
Hello i just installed ubuntu 12.10 and made a new root account
the problem is that in the normal user the audio works fine
but when i log in as root the audio doesn't work ( muted and i can't change ...
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How to enable or disabled a user?
I'm uing ubuntu 12.04 desktop. I have 3 users: user1(administrator), user2(standard) and guest. I wanted to disable user1 and enable user2 which auto logs on with no password but after I did that I ...
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How to enable root login?
I would like to enable the root account on my Ubuntu installation.
I realize the security implications of this.
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disabling root permissions
From Linux From Scratch build a minimal system for running my application. but struck on disabling root permission.
Need my minimal lfs as ubuntu.
when ubuntu boots login-screen displays when we ...
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adbd cannot run as root in production builds
I am trying to install Ubuntu Touch on my Galaxy Nexus, but it says adbd cannot run as root in production builds. I tried a lot of stuff, including a few instructions from Ask Ubuntu, nothing helps. ...
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Cannot rm or chown /var/log/snort as root
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 Gnome.
I installed an older version of Snort, uninstalled it and tried to install the latest version as root using sudo. However, the install crashed because root does not ...
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'root' user does not exist?
When I run the su command, the terminal returns: user 'su' does not exist.How do I add the root user? Can anyone answer this? I tried sudo adduser su, but after this, I get the same problem.
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What Password do you Use When you're Installing Software on a Virtual Machine running 13.04?
I am using Windows 8 and through virtualbox I am running 13.04 and it would be just great if I could actually use it for what I wanted it: installing and running GNU Octave. I can't seem to because ...
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I need a root password to access my drives, how to install 13.04?
My PC crashed a week ago and by using Multi Bios I found I could "Try Or Install Ubuntu". I have never used this before and every time I try to access my drives it says I need a root password or I ...
